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Show TRIP WAS REALLY M A THIRD TERM M FEELING OUT WASHINGTON. Oct 1 Picsldcnt BbVJ Wilson's tilp thiouMi the countty 'to BBBJ the Pacific coast has rcimhI among BBBJ other things to ntlr up a gieat deal BBB of talk heie and elsewhere concern- BBBJ Ing the President ns a thlid term BBB candidate. Accoidlug to newspaper BBB men who have mndo tho tour on tho BBB Presidents tinlu tho failure of tho BBB Piesldent In make a frank avowal or BBB whether ho will run or not has been BBB disappointing to many of tho Demo- BBB ciatn They have been looking for BBB him to glvo some Indication of hln BBB plans but ho has not done so and BBB lias kept his pui poses secret and by BBB silence has solved to keep tho lead- BBB crfl of ' his pnity mystified as lo his BBB 11110111(011!.' BBB BBBI Under tho cltcuinstnnces thoro enn BBB bo no doubt that tho fcollng Is grow- BBJ Ing thnt tho President not only wants BBJ a third term but Hint ho has been BBJ swinging jirouud tho chela at the BBJ public, expenso with tho dual object BBJ of trying to build n backfire to force BBJ Senntois to vote for his league or ua- BBJ tlons covenant and to lay tho basis BBjl for another campaign for tho presl- BBJ doncy In 1920. Tho president linB. BBJ cautiously and studiously refrained BBJ since ho has been In olhcc from put- BBJ ting hlmsolt on rcord In a way to BBJ commit himself ns antagonistic to a BBJ third term In tho White House. BBJ Democratic National Chairman BBJ Cummlngs who himself made a rw BBJ cent tour of the country Is said to BBJ havo diligently sought to promoto BJ tho third term movement. It Is well BfB known that some of the Picsldenl's BJBJ close officials are working for a third BBJ term. On tho other hand Democratic BBJ aspirants to tho 1920 nomination BBJ and their friends are left in a dubt- BBJ ous aid difficult situation because BBJ the President does not say openly BJ what he Intends to do, McAdoo, Ba- BBJ ker, Palmer, Daniels, Governor (tax BBJ and other eundldatos cannot bank on BBJ anything so long ns tho President BBJ slicks lo his non-committnl attitude. BBJ It Is extremely ombnrrnBHlng to BBJ BBJ |